> In the 1950s you could afford a nice middle class lifestyle, own a home, raise multiple children, all on a single income and no college education.

This was a unique situation, only in the US, which was a small fraction of the world population. The majority of the world was in poverty. The average human lifestyle has seen drastic improvements since then. This comment seems to suggest that things have been getting worse, but it's the exact opposite at the global level. Things have never been better.